Thursday's first round of the NFL Draft was full of surprises, from about 10 minutes until nearly midnight before the Green Bay Packers wrapped things up. Once Von Miller went to Denver with the second overall pick, the major shake-up was on, all the way down to a bizarre “passing” of the pick by the Baltimore Ravens at 26. While giving grades a day after the draft is silly (general rule of thumb is to wait three years), we will examine each pick of the first round in detail.

1 Carolina...

The Combine is officially in the books, but there were plenty of storylines to go around during the 2011 event.

Cam Newton was less than impressive, likely eliminating what was already a small chance that he would be the number one pick by the Carolina Panthers. Newton did not seem to win any friends over with his pre-draft interviews, and it would not be surprising if he slipped into the double-digits.

Jake Locker held up considerably well, and he did nothing to hurt his chances of l...